Birthday Research

1. Save the research template to your library folder.

2. Go to Main Page of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

• Type in the month and date of your birthday.
• Select one famous person who shares your birthday.

3. Find and save a picture of your famous person.

• Make certain that your picture is in .jpeg format.
• Save the picture your library folder.

4. Logon to http://www.voicethread.com

• Follow the directions to upload your picture of a famous person who shares your birthday.
• Copy and paste your research paragraph by using the comments.

5. Research facts about your famous person and record them on the research template.

6. When you are finished with your research, select one of the following options:

• Use at least four interesting facts to write an interesting paragraph about your famous person.
• Write at least five bullet points about your famous person.

Remember to write the information in your OWN words.

7. When you are finished, both save and print your work.

8. Follow the directions to upload your paragraph or bullet points on the picture of famous person.